Bouquet holder



. Apr. w, 1923. 11,45%),955

' A. GLAssMAN aoUQUETHoLDER Filed Nov. 20, 19201 6' wm Gaauyafl INVENTOR Patented Apr. 10, 1923.

f srras ALLAN GLAssMAN, or nEw YORK, n. Y.

BOUQUET HOLDER.

To all w [tom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLAN GLAssMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bouquet Holders, of which the following is a. specification. 1

This invention has relation to articles of ornamentation, and has or an object to provide a device intended primarily to act as a fastening means for a bouquet of flowers or the like whereby the'same may be secured to the apparel so that the bouquet, etc., may be held in any position desired and in a secure manner. Y

Another object of the invention is to provide an articleof ornamentation for the purpose above set forth consisting primarily of the support having a penetrative or other means for Securing the support to the apparel of the person, and Combined therewith a fastening means of various designs and form intended to receive the stem of a bouquet of flowers or the like whereby the bouquet may be held in any desired position and securely held against dislodgment.

In addition to the fo-regoing this invention Comprehends improvements in the details of construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and particularly set forth in the `appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings in which similar and corresponding parts are designated by the same characters of reference throughout the several views in which they appear, Y

Figure `1 isa view in perspective of a bouquet holder constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a view thereof in top plan with parts broken away.

Figure 3 is a View in top plan with parts broken away with slightly different form of the invention.

Figure 4 is another view in top plan with parts broken away to show details illustrating a still further modified form of the invention.

Figure 5 is a view in top plan partly in section illustrating a still further modified form and Figure 6 is a view in perspective illustrating a form of the? invention to be used as a stick pin.

With reference to Figures land 2 of the drawing, 10 indicates a bar forming the base portion of the device and to the back of which is pivotally secured a pin fastening 11 designed to be held in place by means of the guard 12, all of which is of Conventional type. The bar 10 may be gold piated, solid gold or ornainented in any manner desired, and secured to the front face thereof V is a substantially Circular member 13 which however is cut away at its side to form the gap 14. The outer terminal of the member 13 is formedwith a channel 15 extending for more than one-fourth of the entire cir- Cumference of the device whereby an arcuate member 16 may be slidably held therein. A Coil spring 17 inserted in said channel 15 bears at one end against the end of the bar 16 and the other end against the inner end of the Channel to urge said member 16 outward. The other terminal of the Circular member 13 is recessed as at 18 to receive the projecting end of the member 16, thus defining a Circular member designed to receive thel stems of a bouquet of flowers. A pin 19 extending from the member 16 serves as a means for retrenching said member against the tension of the spring 17 to open the gap 14 so that the stems of the flowers may be readily inserted therein. 4

In use the bar 10 is held to the apparel of a person by means of the fastening stem and the stems of the flowers inserted within the Circular member' 17 in the manner above forth thus holding the bouquet securely against dislodgment. It will be obvious that the bouquet may be held in either an upright, inverted or horizontal position as desired by merely adjusting the fastening device accordingly.

I have iilustrated in Figure 3 a furtheiI modified form of the invention consisting of the bar 10CL having` the Circular member lil* secured to the front face thereof, otherwise constructed exactly as in the form just described excepting that the gap Mn is located forwardly of the device and not laterally as in the first Case mentioned.

I have illustrated in Figure 4 a still further modified invention consisting of the aligned members 20 defining the base portion of the device but having their adjacent ends in spaced relation. Formed with said adj acent ends is a substantially Circular member 21 the same however being divided and its terminals formed with the adjacent ends of the members 20. One portion of the memsecured to the ber 21 is channeled to receive an arcnate Vbar the back of the member 20 .Wherebythe device may be readly secured t o the apparel. i I have illustrated in Figure 5 a ,still gfurf ther modified form of Vthe Iinvention .consisting of thejaligned members .25 having their adja-cent ends inspaced relation and connected together by means of the substantially semi-elliptical bar 26 the lterminals of Which are secured tO the terminals of the member 25. formed With a ,channel 27 vto receive a straight bar 28 Which lies therein, the opposite men'iber 25 being provided With recess 29 to receive the opposite .endof said bar 2,8. A coil spring 30 interposed irnthe above mentioned channel nrges the bar out- Ward Vto bridge the gap between the ends of the members 2.5. The operationof the device is otherwise similar to `that of the device last described. A pin fasteningqfl of conventional typema f be mounted upon the rear of the device to securelthe sameto the apparel.V

I have illnstrated in Figure 6 vastill fur.- ther i'nodified form of my invention con; sisting of a substantially, ircular member 32 identically the same constructionto the member 13 described in lthe first ,form and in a similar `manner having the slidingbar 16 bridging the gap between the `terminals of said member. 1I providea pinorother penetrative element-33 one .end ofmfhich is periphery .of the `*member 32 in such a position that thelmelmber extends at vright anglesto the planeoffthe member 32 as shown. This' devicefmay be *bouton in said channel por- One of the @nembus-255 is' nel, .and Va rspring in .the ``lirst secured ..astick pin ..and in any size fe seenrethe stem of one or more flowers thus Prev 11" .eflicisnt means nier or'the like. .lfrqnrthe foregoing it Will be seen that I have provided a novel form of fastening de- `l`vice. nzhigh..maybemadily adjusted in any position to hold the bouquets of flowers and Which at the same 1time.provides an ornamental (:levice .Which i. does ,not detrafct in any manner ifrom .the appearance of .the bouquet.x =Other uses and advantages v.Will readily ,occur to ithose 44Who @become t' familiar With the use of V,this device.

.While .I haveiillnstrated invention With some degree of particularity, I ,realize thatV in practice various alterat'ions therein Jmay be I nade. the right ,and ';'privil ege `of changing the fOl'm Offthe details Qf'l'CQnSti-uction Orother- \vise,alt,ering the :arrangei'i'ient ,ofthe correlated parts HWithout departing from the Spirit of the inventionorthe scope of the appended claims. Havingl thus described my invent-i on What I vclaim .as .new .and `desire .to ,secure by United .States Letters .Batent is:

1. A bouquetliolder including a baseportion, aeirCnIarelement secured .thereto havfor holding a and deseribedmy i -I therefore reserve mg a gap Ltheriein, saideircular ,element Jbe- I ing channeled at ,one end, la movable element `operating gm Vsaid ..channel vto ,close ..the gap, and ,a spring means :for ,i'u'ging said movable .element to k a closed position.

2. Alqonquet holder 'including' anbaseportion, a isubs,tanti:i-lly .Circular element seculjed thereto Vhaving oneportion cut-.away7 to form ,a gap,..and fbot-h terininalsfof'sai'd 4 cut-.away portion channeled, .an arcuafte rbar ,operatlng in oneachennel designed itofbe seated` ,at its .opposite end in. `the .otherflchanmentioned channel `urging I said arcuate closed position.

In testimony Whereof I afiix my signature.

ALL-ANLGLASSMAN.

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